{"id":132407,"date":"2026-11-10T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132407"},"modified":"2026-11-10T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T10:23:44","slug":"paraguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/paraguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Paraguay Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Paraguay\u2019s Senate voted to remove the country&#8217;s President Santiago Pena, for misconduct in office and placed him under house arrest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Paraguay<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>landlocked country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>central South America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered <\/span><b>by Bolivia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north and northwest; by <\/span><b>Brazil <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the east and northeast and by <\/span><b>Argentina to the west<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, south, and southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Tropic of Capricorn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> passes through it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b> <b>Asunci\u00f3n,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a city that lies on the Paraguay River.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Paraguay<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is divided <\/span><b>by the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/paraguay-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paraguay River<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into two distinct regions: the <\/span><b>eastern Regi\u00f3n Oriental<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>western Regi\u00f3n Occidental<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also known as the Chaco Boreal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a subtropical<\/span><b> to temperate climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, characterized by a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is drained by the <\/span><b>Paraguay, Parana, and Pilcomayo Rivers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lake Ypoa and Lake Vera<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain:<\/b> <b>Cerro Pero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the highest mountain in Paraguay<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has natural resources such as timber, iron ore, clay, manganese, limestone, and gypsum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/how-a-bank-collapse-in-paraguay-brought-down-the-countrys-president-explained\/article71677767.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraguay is a South American country known for its geographical location, landlocked status and diverse landscapes. 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